THE FIRST RECORD OF A SHARK OF THE GENUS GLYPHIS IN INDONESIA
2009; Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum; Volume: 57; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
0217-2445
Autores Tópico(s)Marine animal studies overview
ResumoSharks of the genus Glyphis are one of the elasmobranch fi shes believed to inhabit tropical freshwater habitats. Presently, fi ve species of Glyphis are known: Glyphis gangeticus, G. glyphis, G. siamensis, G. garricki, and G. sp. B. The latter has not been formally described and is known as Borneo River Shark. A shark species of the genus Glyphis was recorded at Sampit Bay, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia in September 2005. It was a mature male (1,660 mm total length) and was caught using hook-and-line by a local fi sherman. The specimen was not kept due to the large size and lack of facilities in the fi eld. However, this fi nding is the fi rst record of the occurrence of this genus in Indonesia.
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